Tag: Denmark

• Monday, October 14th 2019 - 09:28 UTC

  Denmark sets up internal border checks with Sweden

  

  Denmark’s Justice Minister Nick Haekkerup announced in Copenhagen that the country will set up temporary internal border checks at the border with Sweden starting next month.

• Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 07:40 UTC

  Trump's attempt to purchase Greenland, puts the Arctic in the geostrategic global map

  

  President Donald Trump's reported wish to buy Greenland may have been rejected by Denmark, but it underscores the rapidly rising value of the massive, ice-covered island due to global warming and to China's drive for an Arctic presence.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:30 UTC

  Danish Royals visit Argentina with a delegation to promete business and trade

  

  Denmark's Queen Margrethe II and Crown Prince Frederik are spearheading an official state visit to Argentina which started this Monday ahead of a larger business delegation which seeks to make inroads in the country. 

• Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  African swine fever scare in Europe; Denmark builds a 70km fence in the border with Germany

  

  Denmark has started building a 70km fence along its border with Germany in an effort to control the migration of wild boar. There are fears that African swine fever, which has been found in two dead wild boars in Belgium, could threaten Denmark's huge pig industry. If the disease spreads, it could jeopardize almost US$ 1.7bn in pork-product exports from Denmark.

• Tuesday, November 20th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

  France and Denmark have second thoughts about economic sanctions on Iran, after foiled attacks

  

  European Union foreign ministers showed cautious support on Monday for possible new economic sanctions on Iran in a shift of policy after accusations of Iranian attack plots in France and Denmark, diplomats said.

• Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:23 UTC

  Nazi submarine wreck off Denmark torpedoes theory that Hitler fled to Argentina

  

  A missing World War Two U-boat—which has long been rumored to have carried Nazi leaders to South America as the Third Reich collapsed—has been found off the coast of Denmark. The U-3523 submarine, a cutting-edge vessel developed at the very end of the war, was discovered at a depth of around 400 feet, 10 nautical miles north of the Danish Coast, by researchers at Sea War Museum Jutland.

• Monday, March 26th 2018 - 16:36 UTC

  Catalan leaders ask for no extradition while Carles Puigdemont faces German justice

  

  Former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont will face German justice this Monday. The case expects a cascade of court procedures that could drag on for weeks and supporters of independence of Catalonia have mobilized on Sunday afternoon in Barcelona, causing dozens of injured demonstrators due to clashes with the police.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 06:33 UTC

  Denmark, following on Switzerland, forecasted to remove Krone's peg to the Euro

  

  Denmark has cut its key interest rate to prevent the Krone from strengthening in the wake of Switzerland's decision to scrap the franc's peg to the Euro. There has been speculation that Denmark could follow the Swiss move by removing the Krone's link to the Euro.

• Sunday, November 9th 2014 - 10:13 UTC

  World's largest ship fuel supplier has filed for bankruptcy after alleged fraud

  

  The world's largest ship fuel supplier, OW Bunker, has filed for bankruptcy after alleged fraud. The company's troubles came to light earlier this week when it discovered suspected fraud by senior employees in a Singapore-based subsidiary.

• Monday, May 26th 2014 - 21:55 UTC

  Uruguay and Denmark top the list of ITUC Global Rights Index

  

  A global leader-board in the race to protect workers’ rights was released at the ITUC World Congress in Berlin. The ITUC Global Rights Index ranks 139 countries against 97 internationally recognized indicators to assess where workers’ rights are best protected, in law and in practice.